Soccer: Argentina apologizes for manual on seducing Russian women
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The head of the Argentine Football Association has apologized for the publication of a World Cup manual that included advice on how to woo Russian women.
Furious Pliskova damages umpire’s chair, Halep cruises
(Reuters) – World number five Karolina Pliskova lost her cool over a line call and bashed a hole into the umpire’s chair with her racket after suffering a 3-6 6-3 7-5 defeat by Maria Sakkari in the Italian Open second round on Wednesday.
Horse racing: Derby winner Justify to start from seventh post in Preakness
(Reuters) – Kentucky Derby winner Justify drew the seventh post on Wednesday for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes in Baltimore where he will seek the second jewel of U.S. thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown.
Tennis: Halep races past Osaka in Rome, Wozniacki advances in Italian Open
(Reuters) – World number one Simona Halep produced a ruthless display to see off Japan’s Naomi Osaka 6-1 6-0 in the second round of the Italian Open on Wednesday.
Major League Baseball roundup: Cubs upend Braves with ninth-inning rally
Ben Zobrist singled in the go-ahead run to cap a two-run, ninth-inning rally and help the Chicago Cubs score a 3-2, come-from-behind win over host Atlanta on Tuesday, snapping the Braves’ three-game winning streak.
Tepper buys Panthers, pending NFL approval
David Tepper and the Carolina Panthers announced an agreement in principle is in place to transition ownership from franchise founder Jerry Richardson pending NFL approval.
Report: NBA won’t discipline Cavs’ Smith for Game 2 shove
Cleveland Cavaliers guard JR Smith will not face discipline from the NBA for his hard foul on Boston Celtics forward Al Horford in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, according to a report from ESPN.
Celtics fine with Cavs coach Lue’s ‘goon’ comments
The Boston Celtics are up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals thanks to “gooning the game up,” according to Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue.
Michigan State to pay out at least $500 million to Nassar victims
Michigan State University will pay out at least $500 million in settlements to the victims of Larry Nassar after two days of mediation in California.
Bruins’ Neely says Marchand ‘spoken to’ about playoff antics
Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand drew the ire of the NHL for his antics during the playoffs — namely licking the faces of his opponents.
